Bradford woman faces fraud charges in Toronto

Joan Raymond, 47, of Bradford faces fraud charges after a police investigation in Toronto.
Ms Raymond was charged Monday by Toronto police on three counts of fraud and three counts of disobeying a court order in connection with a three-year investigation.
Police say between 2009 and 2012, the suspect represented herself as an immigration consultant at a business called Joan Raymond and Associates, which she operated from a building just off of Finch Avenue in Toronto, convincing victims their immigration applications would be processed through her office.
The victims proceeded to pay Ms Raymond a retainer and application fees for the work to be completed. After a thorough investigation, it was discovered the accused did no or very little work on each file, which resulted in all applications being rejected by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Toronto police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3107, Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or online at www.222tips.com.